FORGING YOUNG CATTLE

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1686, 22 June 1904, Page 61

FORGING YOUNG CATTLE

The question of producing early t . ;; matured, fat cattle (yearlings) is a very ’ prominent one at the present time. To do this- properly, a very expensive system is aosoluieiy necessary. Tiie first six months or its life must be carefully watched, that no check to progress occurs, otherwise it will taka months to replace. A good cow for a supply of new milk is ' an absolute necessity during most of this time, and at five or six weeks old the calf must he taught to eat a little hay, and nibble some small pieces of cake if in the winter, .. If in the summer, and out on pasture, he fwill quickly learn to help himself • o • grass but a hovel, or some other place, should be provided where he can. be taught to eat a little cake, the Cow being kept away from the trough or liod Inputting up a rail at a sufficient height for the calf to run under; and when milk is done with, the calf must be kept going by a liberal allowance of succulent food, either roots or grass, with corn, and cak® added.